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Review on πŸ“± Samsung Galaxy Note9 Unlocked GSM Cell Phone - 512GB Lavender Purple by Cory Mosley

Revainrating 4 out of 5

The best phone if you don't mind the price!

Advantages:1. Great performance, everything runs fast with SD 845 and 6/8 GB RAM.2. Best screen on a phone, seriously, you can't go wrong if the screen looks good.3. Battery life Finally, Samsung introduced a large 4000mAh battery and it shows. Easily charges the battery for a whole day and of course depends on individual usage. But of all the phones I've owned this year, the Note 9 leads in battery life.4. After all, the Samsung UI is not a bad experience. It's always been feature-packed, but there's always been something lacking in terms of performance. They've improved this with every iteration, it was already great on the S9 series and you can expect the same from the Note 9.5. S Pen, personally I'm not a big user of it but I love the extra features they've added this year. The fingerprint sensor has been moved to a respectable spot compared to the Note 8. Smart Face Unlock works great, but for quick unlocking, the fingerprint sensor is still preferable. There's still a headphone jack and no notch, as those two things are currently the most controversial in tech circles. Variant with high internal memory. I love that Samsung has upped the base storage to 128GB and even provided a 512GB option. Cons: 1. Camera, I don't want to give the impression that this camera is rubbish. It's the best camera in the range and easily in the top 5, but I don't prefer it. I still love the Pixel 2 XL or iPhone X camera. If you're using an older phone this is a great camera upgrade, but for the price I still wish Samsung had made a big leap in photography, which they haven't. 2. Price, you can say you get what you pay for. But let's face it, this is an expensive phone and definitely not the best value for money. You pay a high premium for features. So if you're looking for value for money, this isn't a phone.3. Still Oreo 8.1 and probably won't get Android P anytime soon. Probably casual users and die-hard Samsung fans don't care as they say that it already has all the features they need. I agree to an extent, but would definitely like to see Samsung improve phone update times a bit. Monthly security updates are decent and sometimes depend on your region/carrier etc. Overall, I highly recommend this phone. If you're thinking of spending around $800 on a phone, I'd have no hesitation in recommending spending another $200 or more to get one.

Pros
  • Stylish and modern design
Cons
  • Easily wrinkled